It is important to Streets.mn that site visitors understand what information we gather about them, how we use it, and how we work to protect it. In particular, we want site visitors to be aware of when and how we use Personally Identifiable Information (PII). PII, as described in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context.
By using Streets.mn, and/or signing up for services such as membership or our newsletter, you consent to information practices outlined in our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy (this document). Please read this privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information.
What personal information do we collect from the people that visit Streets.mn?
We do not collect personal information from site visitors without their consent. The only time we request personal information is when visitors decide to sign up for an email newsletter, make a donation, or create an online account. If you choose not to provide requested information about yourself in such cases, you may not be able to use certain functions of the website.
How do we use your personal information?
We may use the information we collect from you to follow up about whatever service you opted into (email newsletter, donations/membership, writing an article, etc.). In such cases, we would contact you regarding changes to service, issues or concerns we encounter or to let you know about other services or products that we have (for example, a special edition newsletter or Streets.mn events related to housing, urban planning or transportation). For example, guest speaker events, bike rides, community meals, etc.
How do we protect your information?
We only ask for credit card information if you decide you would like to make a donation. All donation transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not stored or processed on our servers.
All sensitive information you supply is encrypted via Transport Layer Security (TLS) during transmission. We implement a variety of security measures when a user enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information.
If you send us a check as a donation, we cash it at our bank. We keep track that someone made a donation and the amount so we can send a receipt for your tax deduction.
Who else has access to your Personally Identifiable Information?
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information unless we provide users with advance notice. For example, our newsletters are powered by third parties, and users understand their email will be sent to these parties when signing up.. In addition to authorized Streets.mn staff, we do share PII with website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating Streets.mn, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when its release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property or safety.
If you chose to provide your personally identifiable information for the purposes of a third-party contest, survey or newsletter, your consent shall be deemed to be given for the release of your personally identifiable information with regard to that third party only, in addition to Streets.mn.
Finally, we may always share, disclose, and transfer all information, postings, and any and all other personal and non-personal information we have collected to a successor-entity in the case of the sale of the assets of Streets.mn, corporate reorganization, merger, change in control, or other similar transaction.
What about Anonymous Information?
We collect aggregate information about our site visitors through Google Analytics, Jetpack, and other hosting providers. For example, we track:
- Device information provided by your web browser—such as user agent, IP address, and settings, such as language, and settings of the device(s) you use to access Streets.mn.
- Usage information—such as information about how you use Streets.mn, the time and duration of your use and other information about your interaction with content offered by Streets.mn, and any information stored using cookies, mobile ad identifiers, and similar technologies that we have set on your device.
- Location information—inferred from the IP address of the device you access the site from.
Anonymous visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting
Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting are integrated services that require Google Analytics to collect data for advertising purposes, including the collection of data via advertising cookies and identifiers. This site has enabled Google Analytics to collect data about your traffic via Google advertising cookies and identifiers, in addition to data collected through a standard Google Analytics implementation.
This site will not identify users or facilitate the merging of personally identifiable information with non-personally identifiable information collected through any Google advertising product or feature.
Irrespective of users’ consent, this site and its owners will not attempt to disaggregate data that Google reports in aggregate.
We, along with third-party vendors such as Google use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies and DoubleClick technology) and third-party cookies or third-party identifiers together to compile data regarding user interactions with ad impressions and other ad service functions as they relate to Streets.mn.
Opting out
Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Settings page. To change how Google advertises to you, visit https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated. Alternatively, you can opt out by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt Out page or by using the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add on. Visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/ to learn more about how you can opt out of Analytics tracking.
Third-party links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include links to third-party resources or services on Streets.mn. (For example, through our onsite ads or references to housing, transportation, or urban planning resources.) These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Do we use ‘cookies’?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
We use cookies to compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Since each browser is a little different, look at your browser’s Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.
If you disable cookies in your browser, some of the features that make our site experience more efficient may not function properly.
WordPress Streets.mn Policy
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Policy for Akismet comment anti-spam plugin
We collect information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet Anti-spam service. The information we collect depends on how the User sets up Akismet for the Site, but typically includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).